Cyclists who kill pedestrians could be jailed for life under new law in England and Wales
Cyclists who kill pedestrians could be jailed for life under new law in England and Wales
Kill someone with a car? Finger wagging and maybe months of imprisonment.
Kill someone with a bike? Life sentence!
Totally makes sense, right? Especially if you compare how many people have been killed by cars vs. bicycles. Right?
I don't get the downvotes. Anyone who spends a few minutes with active transportation and micromobility knows that automobile-caused fatalities are typically a slap on the wrist, if that. The dictum in active transportation is "Want to kill someone without any consequences? Use a car and make sure they are on a bike."
The means of transport as the specifying factor for a jail sentence is absurd or even idiotic. It's like, if the killer was wearing red shorts - he is sentenced for 5 years. Green shorts - ok, it's 2 years only.
Or another "clever reasoning": Killed by a driver of ICE car -> a year of imprisonment. Electric vehicle? - Hey, you still go to jail. 5 year sentence, you green-washed snowflake) Hybrid car? - 3 years. Bike - [random number of] years. Bus? Aeroplane? A scooter?! Etc.
What the actual...fricking difference of what vehicle the careless driver was using -- as the victim is killed/injured anyway?! 🤦